"You don't need to worry about that. I will reward those who have made contributions later. They will receive all the titles and rewards they are entitled to. Just tell them to rest assured and don't let them worry about anything else. Uncle Ji and my godfather have already agreed to the requests I made before, so when you go back, tell your old man and the others to stop submitting memorials and wasting paper."
Shen Jinchen responded with a faint remark, then picked up his pen and began to diligently process each memorial.
"Let's put that aside for now. When will you have children? When will we have hope and see someone from the Beiming family ascend the throne?"
"Shen Jinchen, you haven't been back to the Princess's residence for about ten days, have you two had a fight?"
Wen Qiheng felt he had really worried himself sick. Back then, the two of them were full of youthful vigor and said they would create this beautiful land together.
In the end, this person became attached to romantic relationships.
"This is none of your business. Wen Qiheng, you just need to do your job. The entanglement between the Prime Minister and his wife is none of your concern. As for offspring, that is even less of your concern."
When Shen Jinchen saw that he still wanted to meddle in his private affairs with Cen Xi, his expression immediately turned somewhat unpleasant.
"How can it be none of my business? Your offspring are a matter of national importance."
Wen Qiheng wanted to launch into a long speech, but a cold glare from Shen Jinchen silenced him instantly.
In the end, they had no choice but to leave.
"Alright, alright, I shouldn't have said anything. You can do it yourself now."
Once he left, Shen Jinchen lost all interest in reviewing memorials.
These days, he's been busy day and night, trying to temporarily escape his troubles. Unfortunately, that woman is already etched into his very being; he's happy with whatever she does to him, so how can he possibly shake off his worries?
But what about their relationship now? The child is a major problem standing between them.
Cen Xi's body was severely damaged, and even if she recuperated for three to five years, it would be difficult for her to conceive.
Just like she said, if they get back together, what will happen to their offspring?
"Young master, something terrible has happened! The mistress has secretly packed her bags; it seems she's planning to leave the capital."
"What? Ha! Haha..."
Upon hearing Feng Qin's report as she burst in, Shen Jinchen was first shocked, then let out a sneer, and finally burst into a chilling laugh.
Finally, his blood surged back, and he exhaled a huge breath.
Feng Qin was so frightened by his appearance that her legs tightened, and she was at a loss for what to do. Just as she was about to step forward to help him, he moved with lightning speed and disappeared from the imperial study.
At Xizhimen in Beijing, Cen Xi sat on his horse and looked back at the plaque on the city gate tower.
He gave a light, mocking laugh, then turned and spurred his horse away.
She finally took the plunge; she truly could no longer remain in the capital. Therefore, after making arrangements for the people in her household, she quietly left the capital alone.
She really doesn't plan to come back this time. Shen Jinchen hasn't returned to the princess's residence for nearly twenty days, so he must have weighed his options.
Even if he loves himself very much, he still needs offspring.
Perhaps this time she can truly be free.
But after obtaining all of this, she felt somewhat empty, as if the whole world had become dark and colorless.
Well, he will eventually remarry, and with her pride, she would absolutely not want to see him going in and out with other women.
Leaving the place where he was was best; out of sight, out of mind. She believed time would heal everything.
Cen Xi's complicated emotions drove her horse to ride faster and faster, the frenzied horse seemingly oblivious to where it was taking her.
Cen Xi had no destination in mind; she would just go wherever she could.
If I were to fall to my death and my soul were to return to the modern world, that wouldn't be so bad.
To be honest, she missed home, that not-so-warm home, and Ms. Li's smiling face.
What are you going to do?
Shen Jinchen chased after her all the way, and when he saw Cen Xi let her horse run wildly off the cliff, his heart nearly jumped out of his chest.
Ignoring his anger, he pulled out his belt and used all his strength to pull the person into his arms.
The roar of the wind still echoed in Cen Xi's ears as their bodies touched. She didn't know why her momentary lapse of judgment had led her to this place, where she was about to fall off a cliff.
"Tell me, what are you going to do? Why?"
Seeing Cen Xi standing there blankly without saying a word, Shen Jinchen felt no joy at having regained what he had lost, but rather a sense of panic. If he had arrived any later, would he have been searching for a corpse at the bottom of the cliff?
"It's nothing... I'm fine! I was just momentarily distracted and took the wrong path. Please let me go."
After regaining her senses, Cen Xi spoke in a detached and distant tone.
"No, Ah-Xi, please stop! Please stop torturing me, okay? Can't we just live a peaceful life together?"
Shen Jinchen held Cen Xi tightly, his panic in his eyes barely concealed.
He cried and pleaded desperately.
These past few days, I haven't had a single good night's sleep; my mind and eyes are only on this woman.
But when he saw her again, he wanted to prove his point by dying, to end their relationship with his death. Why?
“I’ve already consulted a doctor and personally confirmed my physical condition. I can’t have children, I will never be able to have children. Our agreement is null and void. Shen Jinchen, I’m a cripple, why do you still want me? Please, let me go.”
Cen Xi also cried. In the past, she would have left without any worries and with a carefree attitude.
From the north to Lijia Village and then to the capital, Cen Xi could no longer say that she didn't love this man.
She fell in love, deeply in love! Just like him, she loved him to the core, but she couldn't let him be childless, and she didn't want him to have relations with other women.
She only had one option left: to leave.
Even if she were in the capital, as the Empress, the most precious woman in the world, she would not be happy.
Her man can only belong to her; if he becomes tainted, she won't want him no matter how much she loves him.
"I won't let go! I'd rather die than let go! Since you say our previous agreement doesn't count, how about we make a new one? Ah Xi, you can't leave me. What use is this vast land to me if you leave?"
"If I sit on the throne, but the person beside me isn't you, what use is this throne to me?"
"Ah Xi, when we get back we'll hold the coronation ceremony and get the restoration of the Great Qi Kingdom done. As for whether we have children after that, we'll leave it to fate. If we really don't have any offspring, we'll adopt one. If someone in the Great Qi Kingdom tries to usurp the throne a hundred years from now, it just means the Great Qi Kingdom's fate has run out, and you can't blame me."
Shen Jinchen hugged her tightly, his voice hoarse and tired.
If he had to choose between his beloved woman and his children, he would choose Cen Xi without hesitation.
Because he couldn't bear the pain of losing her, that excruciating, heart-wrenching pain, he couldn't endure it.
Before meeting Cen Xi, he might have chosen to have offspring without hesitation, choosing to continue the bloodline of the already destroyed Great Qi.
He will consider issues more rationally.
But fate brought him together with Cen Xi, and the beliefs he had built up were utterly destroyed in his repeated battles with her.
All he wants now is her, even if it means abandoning his kingdom in the end.
"I…"
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